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Daily camp report: Some veterans rest as Steelers ramp up situational aspects of practice
On a sunny day when the temperature reached 90 degrees, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to give a few of his veteran starters the day off. Watching from the sideline Wednesday were defensive end Cameron Heyward, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, inside linebacker Myles Jack and left tackle Chuks Okorafor....
Former Steelers running back Jack Deloplaine dies at age 68
Former Steelers running back Jack Deloplaine, a member of two Super Bowl championship teams in the 1970s, died Monday at age 68, according to multiple reports. Deloplaine, a native of Pottstown in Montgomery County, was a standout player at Salem University in West Virginia. In 1975, he led the NAIA...
Pirates place All-Star closer David Bednar on IL, cut ties with 1B Yoshi Tsutsugo
David Bednar’s lower back has been bothering him, but aside from missing a series at Washington in late June, it didn’t stop the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star closer from pitching. Finally, the Pirates medical team did. The Pirates placed Bednar (3-4, 2.70 ERA), who has 17 saves and a team-best 12.2...
Katie Miller Gee wins 3rd straight state mid-amateur — by 16 shots
Katie Miller Gee wasn’t altogether sure what her golf life would be like after she became a mother for the first time. Could she regain her balance, her form, her touch? Moreover, could she win again? Yes, yes, yes and — yes! Miller Gee, the former Hempfield and North Carolina...
UConn’s Paige Bueckers suffers torn ACL, will miss upcoming season
STORRS, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers tore the ACL in her left knee during a pickup game and will miss the entire 2022-23 season, the school announced Wednesday. UConn said in a statement that Bueckers suffered the injury Monday and underwent an MRI that evening. It did...
Once a club for men, Muirfield hosts Women’s British OpenVideo
MUIRFIELD, Scotland — Catriona Matthew had reason to believe she was in a great place at Muirfield, or at least as good as it could get for women in 1992. Matthew was 21, a rising amateur star from just up the road at North Berwick, when she was a walking...
NFL appeals 6-game suspension for Browns quarterback WatsonVideo
The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer’s decision to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, giving Commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates authority to impose a stiffer penalty. Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson issued her ruling Monday after...
Phil Mickelson, others sue PGA Tour over LIV Golf suspensionsVideo
Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other players who defected to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against the PGA Tour, the first step in a legal fight that could define the boundaries of where players can compete. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San...
A look at buyers and sellers from busy MLB trade deadline
This is quite a time to be a season ticket holder for the San Diego Padres. Great weather, a jewel of a ballpark — and perhaps the most exciting lineup in baseball for the near future. The Padres landed the biggest prize of this year’s trade deadline — and maybe...
Steelers sign former Ohio State RB Master Teague, place Jeremy McNichols on IR
Jeremy McNichols’ stay on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster lasted little more than a week. McNichols, who was signed on the day players reported for camp, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a shoulder injury. He was injured Monday, the first day Steelers players practiced in pads. His injury...
Former Penguins CEO David Morehouse joins Steelers as adviser to Art Rooney II
Former Penguins CEO and team president David Morehouse wasn’t out of work for long. Morehouse, who stepped down from his roles with the hockey club in April, was hired Wednesday as a senior adviser to Steelers president Art Rooney II. The Steelers announced in a statement that Morehouse will be...
After sitting out drills during 2021 camp, T.J. Watt finds it ‘refreshing’ to make plays this year
As the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, it shouldn’t be surprising that T.J. Watt regularly makes plays and disrupts the offense in the training-camp setting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt, though, made no such plays during last year’s camp. That’s because he wasn’t taking part in team drills....
Controlled contact highlights Pitt’s 3rd day of drills
Pitt started crawling toward real football Wednesday morning (Day 3) when players donned shells and limited contact was permitted — what coach Pat Narduzzi likes to call thud sessions. The idea is to hit and bounce off and keep as many players as possible off the ground (and uninjured). Sometimes,...
Plenty of reasons for Steelers to embrace multiple-tight end ‘mode’ even more in 2022
During the first week of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, I asked head coach Mike Tomlin about tight end Zach Gentry and the prospect of his development leading to the usage of more two-tight end packages. “We’ve been in that mode,” Tomlin replied. Looking at the numbers, that appears to be...
Europe starts unique soccer season split by Qatar World Cup
GENEVA — In the 134 years since league soccer started in England, the European game has never scheduled such a disrupted season. FIFA’s decision to move the World Cup in Qatar from the normal offseason months to November and December in order to avoid the desert heat will slice into...
Mark Madden: Training camp ‘hold-in’ accomplishes nothing for Steelers’ Diontae Johnson
Diontae Johnson lost his hold-in. He won’t acknowledge that. But he has. The Steelers won’t give Johnson what he wants: A contract extension with an average annual value of $20 million or more. Negotiation won’t change that. The Steelers don’t often give receivers a second contract. Hines Ward and Antonio...
First Call: ESPN calls a former Steeler the best ever at his position; Jose Quintana debut date for Cardinals
Wednesday’s “First Call” has an honor for a legendary former Pittsburgh Steeler. We know when Jose Quintana is making his St. Louis Cardinals debut. Jameson Taillon had a rough outing for the Yankees. And what will James Washington’s injury mean for the Cowboys? The GOAT at center ESPN.com revealed a...
Steelers OT Dan Moore much more comfortable now than as rookie starter
Dan Moore Jr. was living a dream last season. But that doesn’t mean it was easy. “It was extremely difficult. To put that in words, (how difficult it was), wouldn’t do it enough justice,” Moore said of starting at left tackle as a rookie fourth-round pick. “But I was blessed...
Tim Benz: It’s what Steelers GM Omar Khan did not say about Diontae Johnson’s contract that matters most
Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan made his feelings about Diontae Johnson abundantly clear Tuesday. He wants him on the team. This year and moving forward. One thing Khan didn’t make quite as obvious is that he wants Johnson to stay at the franchise’s preferred salary. Not the vastly expanding...
CF Bryan Reynolds relieved Pirates didn’t trade him or All-Star closer David Bednar
When Bryan Reynolds passed Bryan Stroh in the hallway at PNC Park on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder told the team’s senior vice president of baseball development not to trade him. When the trade deadline passed, Reynolds was relieved to still be a Pirate. “So I guess that worked,”...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 3, 2022: Andres Alvarez homers twice in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 47-50) beat Louisville (Reds), 5-4, with two runs in the bottom of the 10th. SS Rodlofo Castro (.243) had an RBI double and 3B Diego Castillo (.200) a run-scoring single in the 10th. Castro went 2 for 5 with a triple. LF Travis Swaggerty (.271) went 2 for...
Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully dies at 94Video
LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section...
Mac Jones working through growing pains in new Patriots offenseVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones never has hidden the fact that he’s a perfectionist. His manic thirst to get everything right fits snugly within a New England Patriots culture built on its attention to detail. So after two days of padded practices in which the offense has struggled as it...
Plan B: Browns QB Jacoby Brissett ready to fill in for Deshaun WatsonVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s suspension has forced the Browns to launch their backup plan — with the consummate backup quarterback. Jacoby Brissett, though, has never thought of himself as a second option. “I’m just another quarterback on the roster,” he said. With Watson being suspended six games — pending...
Oneil Cruz’s 7th home run leads Pirates to 5-3 victory against Brewers
Derek Shelton knows what can happen when he writes the names of three rookies into the meat of his batting order. “We talk about rookies are going to do things that frustrate you,” the Pittsburgh Pirates manager said, “and they’re going to do things that make you smile.” Finally, after...
